Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
Doris Louise (Walters) Parker
Dec 25, 2013
Doris Walters Parker, 83, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 25, 2013. She was born in Union County on June 4, 1930, daughter of the late William Bryant and Vera Efird Walters. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Melvin, Bennett, Bobby Gene and Clarence Walters and sisters, Evelyn Polk, Geneva Curran, Lucille Walters and Mozelle Walters and Bryte...
Donald Ray Palmer
Dec 24, 2013
Donald Ray Palmer, 74, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013. He was born February 26, 1939 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, son of the late George Earl and Hilda Palmer. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM in St. Luke’s Catholic Church. A reception will follow the funeral mass. Burial will follow in Lakeland...
Charles Ray Springs
Dec 22, 2013
Charles Ray Springs, 78, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on March 3, 1935 son of the late Grat Hall and Myrtle Helms Springs. Mr. Springs was a retired employee of Charlotte Pipe Foundry Co. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 26, 2013 from 12:30 until 1:45 PM at Grace Baptist...
Donald Charles Horne
Dec 21, 2013
Donald Charles Horne, 57, passed away December 21, 2013. Funeral services will be held Tuesday December 24, 2013 in the Gordon Funeral Chapel at 11:00 AM. A visitation will begin at 10:00 AM at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave. Monroe, NC, 28112.
Mary Aarbell (Smith) Helms
Dec 21, 2013
Mary Smith Helms, 68, passed away, Saturday, December 21, 2013. She was born in Stanly County, NC on April 14, 1945 daughter of the late Eldridge Vernie Lambert Smith. She is also preceded in death by her husband George Billy Ray Helms. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 26, 2013 from 1:00 until 1:45 PM at Gordon Funeral...
William Henry Gale
Dec 21, 2013
William Henry Gale, 83, died Saturday December 21, 2013. Bill was born in Brooklyn, New York, July 22, 1930 son of the late William Henry and Edna Benson Gale. He was a retired contractor and US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 23, 2013 at 11:00 AM in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church....
Marcus "Alex" Norwood
Dec 19, 2013
Marcus Alexander “Alex” Norwood, 38, died at home on December 19, 2013. He was the oldest of 3 sons of Billy Frank and Rebecca Smith Norwood. Alex attended Monroe High School and N.C. State University. Alex is survived by his parents; brothers Dan and wife Treena, and Drew and wife Meredith all of Monroe; grandparents Patty Norwood and the...
Samuel Laloyd Wright
Dec 18, 2013
Rev. Samuel Laloyd Wright, 75, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013. He was born in Lancaster County, SC on July 27, 1938 son of the late J. B. Laney and the late Sadie Wright Funderburk. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 23, 2013 at 1:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. Rev....
John Larry Broom
Dec 11, 2013
John Larry Broom, 72, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on October 15, 1941 son of the late John Walker and Bridie Baucom Broom. Larry was retired from Vanguard Supreme. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, December 13, 2013 at Emmanuel Baptist Church. The family will receive friends prior to...
George Billy Ray Helms
Dec 10, 2013
George Billy Ray Helms, 75, passed away, Tuesday, December 10, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on November 6, 1938 son of the late George Cull and Odessie Lee Deese Helms. Mr. Helms was a retired employee of Monroe Hardware and a US Army veteran. The family will receive friends Friday, December 13, 2013 from 2:00 until...
Lawrence Richard Brissette
Dec 8, 2013
Lawrence Richard Brissette, 73, died Sunday December 8, 2013. Lawrence was born in Hampden County, Massachusetts October 21, 1940, son of the late Paul and Maria Vivenzio Brissette. Lawrence worked in the insurance industry in sales and claims. A memorial service will be held Thursday December 12, 2013 at 7:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Mr. Brissette is...
Thomas Baxter Williams
Dec 5, 2013
Thomas Baxter Williams, 69, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 after a brief illness. He resided at the Murdoch Developmental Center in Butner, NC. He was born November 18, 1944 in Monroe to Dr. Ed Williams and Annie Heath Redfearn Williams. Surviving are his aunt, Norma Sledge and several cousins. A graveside funeral service will be held Monday, December 9,...
Maurice Dixon Baker
Dec 3, 2013
Maurice Dixon Baker, 77, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013. He was born April 12, 1936 in Union County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Doctor Claude and Julie Starnes Baker and brothers, Claude, Joe and Richard. Mr. Baker was a master cabinet maker in Union County and a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his...
Mark Helms
Dec 3, 2013
Mark Helms, 44, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on July 7, 1969 son of M. T. Helms and the late Frances Ann Helms. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM in the Gordon Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. Mr. Helms is survived...
Michelle Hope Maynard
Dec 1, 2013
Michelle “Hope” Fender Maynard, 42, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013. She was born in Gaston County, NC on December 26, 1970 daughter of Dean L. Fender and the late Ruby Bryant Fender. A memorial service will be held 1:00 PM Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Freedom Biker Church. The family will receive friends prior to the service at...
Eleanor Ruth (Witt) Turner
Nov 29, 2013
ELEANOR WITT TURNER Mrs. Eleanor Witt Turner. 87, passed away peacefully, Friday, November 29, 2013 at Monroe Hospice House. She was born July 27, 1926 in Greenwood, SC to the late Ruth Reynolds Witt and Wilburn William Witt. At the time of her death, she was survived by her husband of nearly 65 years, Frank Eugene Turner, however, the...
Frank Eugene Turner
Nov 29, 2013
FRANK EUGENE TURNER Mr. Frank Turner. 87, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013 en route to the hospital for respiratory failure. He was born July 01, 1926 in Jacksonville, IL to the late Aileen Wilkie Turner and Frank Turner. Frank passed away merely hours after his wife of 65 years, Eleanor Witt Turner, passed away, not knowing of his...
Jeanette (Taylor) Davenport
Nov 27, 2013
Jeanette Taylor Davenport, 85, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013. She was born August 23, 1928, daughter of the late Willie Frank and Ivey Brown Taylor. She is also preceded in death by her husband Alva Gladstone Davenport, a sister Dolores Hill, two brothers Earl and Eddie Taylor. Funeral services will be 12:00 PM Saturday, November 30, 2013 in...
James "Jimmy" Belk, Jr.
Nov 25, 2013
James Loyd Belk, Jr., 79, of Monroe, North Carolina inherited the eternal kingdom on Monday, November 25, 2013. A native of Monroe, he was the son of the late James Loyd Belk, Sr. and Maude Crowell Belk. He proudly served his country from 1953 until 1955 as a US Army Corporal receiving a National Defense Service Medal. After his...
Oren Lee Lathan
Nov 21, 2013
Oren Lee Lathan, 83, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013. He was born in Union County, NC on December 23, 1929 son of the late Otis Lee and Maude Cook Lathan. A graveside funeral service will be held Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM in Lakeland Memorial Park. Visitation will follow the graveside service. Mr. Lathan was preceded...
